Sonas Domestic Violence CharitySupported Housing Service - Dublin
1. Service information
Sonas has a limited number of houses to offer to women and children experiencing domestic abuse in Dublin (Killester, Ringsend and Clondalkin).
Once in the Supported Housing service, a member of the Women’s Support Team will meet with the woman to carry out an assessment of needs, and develop an individual support plan based on identified supports including risk and safety, health and wellbeing, finance and social welfare, legal and court accompaniment.
If the woman has children and they are living with her, then a member our Children’s Support Team will follow up with her and the children, to assess the children’s needs and identify what supports they might need. If the children do not live with their mum and/ or are in care we will still work to support her in a parenting capacity. Each Sonas supported housing site has both a communal outdoor areaand playroom available to children.
A member of the Women’s Support Team will provide support throughout the week with a dedicated 1-2 hours specifically spent addressing support needs including a 1 to 1 session in that time.
The service operates from Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. Emergency related Support outside these hours is offered on an on-call basis.
- Eligibility
Sonas Supported Housing is suitable for:
- Women who have current Domestic Abuse support related needs - Domestic Abuse may be ongoing and/or last incident within 6 months of applying to the service.
- Women who want support about their Domestic Abuse experience and are willing to engage with support
- Women with low to medium substance use/mental health associated risks.
- Women with no history/pending charges for arson, crime against the persons in the last 3 years, sex or children related criminal offences. This is due to the vulnerability of our client groups and children living onsite. Sonas will undertake Garda checks for all successful applicants at interview.
- Women whose Domestic Violence or child Protection related risks can be managed within the resources of the service.
- Applicants must be eligible for social housing within the Dublin local authorities.
Important criteria above will be used to assess suitability of the service for the applicants during our screening (pre- shortlisting) and offer process (post-shortlisting).
SONAS Domestic Violence Charity Ltd, 5 Aston Quay, Dublin 2
Tel: 01-6718092Fax: 01-6865005 Email:
Web:
C.O. No. 195618 CHY. 10872